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'''Watha''' is a Khoisan language, which has in modern times changed due to strong influences from the [[Oromo language]], and is spoken by the aboriginal, [[hunter-gatherer]] people of the Watha in [[Kenya]]. "Waata" is - according to the decision by the Watha People - the wrong way to write the name for the people as well as the language. |
'''Watha''' is a Khoisan language, which has in modern times changed due to strong influences from the [[Oromo language]], and is spoken by the aboriginal, [[hunter-gatherer]] people of the Watha, a first people's nation in [[Kenya]]. "Waata" is - according to the decision by the Watha People - the wrong way to write the name for the people as well as the language. |
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Revision as of 20:45, 6 May 2012
| Watha | |
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| Region | Tsavo, all areas from the Galana River through the Tana River to Voi and Kwale Districts, North-Eastern Province to Coast Province, |
Native speakers | 17,400 (2006) |
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| ISO 639-3 | ssn |
| ELP | Sanye |
Watha is a Khoisan language, which has in modern times changed due to strong influences from the Oromo language, and is spoken by the aboriginal, hunter-gatherer people of the Watha, a first people's nation in Kenya. "Waata" is - according to the decision by the Watha People - the wrong way to write the name for the people as well as the language.
References
1. THE WATHA [[1]]